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doctrinedoc‧trine /ˈdɒktrɪn $ ˈdɑːk-/ ●○○ noun1PPP[countable, uncountable] a set of beliefs that form an important part of a religion or system of ideastraditional doctrines of divine powerMarxist doctrine2 →Doctrine —doctrinal /dɒkˈtraɪnl $ ˈdɑːktrɪnəl/ adjective